SB&B

What SB&B does

SB&B (Sinner Bros. & Bresnahan) is a fifth-generation, family-owned producer, processor, and supplier of food-grade soybeans headquartered in Casselton, North Dakota. Founded on farming operations dating to 1906 and formalized as a partnership in 1952, the company specializes in identity-preserved (IP) non-GMO, organic, and specialty soybeans grown under contract across a four-state region in the Upper Midwest (North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin). Its core technical differentiator is an end-to-end Identity Preservation and traceability system that tracks each lot from seed to shipment, with variety- and crop-year-specific pesticide and heavy metal testing, seed lab checks, facility certifications, and container inspection protocols.

The company operates through a vertically integrated structure: SB&B manages grower contracting and seed selection, while its wholly owned subsidiary Identity Ag Processing, LLC (established 2004) operates a state-of-the-art cleaning facility in Casselton, and a second processing facility in Bloomer, Wisconsin (added in 2010) provides geographic and operational flexibility. SB&B sells directly to global food manufacturers producing tofu, natto, soymilk, miso, soy sauce, and sprouts, with a go-to-market model built on long-cycle relationship-driven sales. Its first international shipment went to Japan in 1989, and as of 2020 it was supplying over 60,000 metric tons per year to more than 10 global markets, earning the ND Exporter of the Year award in 2007. Pricing, contract terms, and revenue are not publicly disclosed. The business also maintains a Specialty Products line extending its IP traceability capabilities beyond soybeans into additional identity-preserved crops for domestic and international food markets.

Name

SB&B

Legal name

SB&B Foods, LLC

Website

https://sb-b.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SB&B is a fifth-generation family-owned producer, processor, and supplier of identity-preserved food-grade soybeans (non-GMO, organic, and specialty varieties) serving global food manufacturers across 10+ international markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Casselton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Food-Grade Soybean Sales: SB&B sells identity-preserved, non-GMO, and organic soybeans to global food manufacturers. They operate on a contract basis—contracting only what they sell rather than speculating. Revenue comes from the production and sale of food-grade soybeans and specialty products to international and domestic markets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

SB&B is a family-owned producer, processor, and supplier of food-grade soybeans and specialty crops for global food manufacturers. The company manages the entire supply chain from seed production and grower contracts through processing, identity preservation, traceability, and international shipping. Its core product lines are identity-preserved Non-GMO Soybeans, USDA-certified Organic Soybeans, and other Specialty Products tailored for tofu, natto, soymilk, miso, and other food applications.

Product overview

SB&B Foods is a family-owned agricultural business offering a portfolio of identity-preserved, food-grade soybean products. The core product lineup consists of Non-GMO Soybeans (producing varieties for Natto, Soymilk, Tofu, Sprouts, Miso, Roasting, Soy Sauce, and General Use), Organic Soybeans (certified organic), and Specialty Products (additional Identity Preserved products for global food markets). Supporting operations include a grower network (SB&B Growers) and processing facilities (Identity Ag Processing, LLC) in North Dakota and Wisconsin.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Non-GMO Soybeans

Quantifiable outcome

• Supplying 60,000+ Metric Tons per year to over 10 global markets

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Dakota Medical FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010SB&B partnered with Dakota Medical Foundation for the Sinner Bresnahan Healthy Kids Initiative (SBHKI), which focuses on health issues facing children in the Casselton area. The partnership ensures that 100% of charitable contributions are used to support community members in need.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• SK Food International: SK Food International is a US-based specialty ingredient supplier focused on identity-preserved, non-GMO, and organic grains, seeds, and legumes. It directly competes with SB&B in supplying food-grade, traceable crops to food manufacturers domestically and internationally, operating with similar lot-based traceability protocols.
• Grain Millers: Grain Millers is a specialty grain processor producing food-grade oats, brans, and other identity-preserved grain ingredients for food manufacturers. Like SB&B, it focuses on lot traceability, dedicated processing facilities, and food-safety-grade certification to serve bakery, cereal, and plant-based food customers.
• SunOpta: SunOpta is a plant-based food and ingredient company with operations in non-GMO and organic soybeans, soymilk bases, and identity-preserved fruit ingredients. It overlaps with SB&B in sourcing and supplying identity-preserved soybeans to food manufacturers, though it also operates downstream consumer-facing product lines.

Broad incumbents

• Cargill: Cargill is one of the world's largest agricultural commodity traders and processors, with broad food-ingredient and grain handling operations. While it does not specialize exclusively in identity-preserved food-grade soybeans like SB&B, it competes in adjacent spaces and supplies many of the same food manufacturer customers globally.
• ADM (Archer Daniels Midland): ADM is a global agribusiness and food ingredient company with significant soybean processing capacity and food-grade product lines. As a broad incumbent in soybean origination, processing, and ingredient manufacturing, it provides an alternative supply source to SB&B for food manufacturers, though without SB&B's specialized lot-based identity preservation focus.
• Bunge: Bunge is a major global agribusiness and food ingredient company with oilseed processing, grain origination, and food ingredient operations. It serves overlapping food manufacturer customers but operates at commodity scale rather than the identity-preserved specialty model that defines SB&B.
• Marubeni Corporation: Marubeni is a Japanese sogo shosha (general trading company) with substantial grain trading and food ingredient operations, including sourcing of food-grade soybeans for Japanese buyers. It overlaps with SB&B as both a competitor and a customer/aggregator in the Japan-bound identity-preserved soybean trade.
• Olam Agri: Olam Agri is a global agribusiness operating across origination, processing, and trading of grains, oilseeds, and specialty food ingredients. It competes in supplying food-grade and identity-preserved crops to international food manufacturers and is comparable to SB&B in scale of global customer reach.

Others

• House Foods Group: House Foods Group is a major Japanese food manufacturer producing tofu, soymilk, and other soy-based products. It is primarily a buyer/customer of identity-preserved food-grade soybeans in Japan rather than a direct competitor, but it is comparable as a downstream participant in the same Asian soyfood value chain.
• Pulmuone: Pulmuone is a Korean food manufacturer specializing in tofu, soymilk, and plant-based products. Like House Foods, it is a major Asian end-buyer of identity-preserved soybeans in the same value chain that SB&B serves, particularly for natto, tofu, and traditional Korean soy food applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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